Hale actually drops cake in PVP when he explodes. The Devs snuck it into the last patch.
Offering ONE MILLION EC for a screenshot of the cake in the loot box above the text...

SteveHale was killed by [your lucky ass name here]

Back on topic, I concur.

Were it PvE, there would be half a dozen threads complaining that he didn't drop pie instead of cake - half a dozen threads complaining that it was too much effort to get the cake - half a dozen threads complaining that the cake was bind to character and couldn't be sold or traded - and - half a dozen threads asking how to get the cake...